g'day london town.

I must firstly apologize for the lack of posts.  Just when I was getting on a roll too!  So much has been happening in my life lately - in the past couple of weeks I have gone from employed to not-so, put my car on the market and have lodged my ancestry visa to live and work in London Town!

I could not be more excited / anxious / petrified about the massive decision to move 24,000km away from my home, family and friends.  I guess you could say I had a bit of an epiphany this month.  I finally came to the realization that life really is too short to work in a job you don't enjoy, to have regrets or those "what-if?" thoughts.  For me, I came to a cross-road in my life where I had never been before.  After always having had a stable life for most of my life - ie. full-time study, full-time work, long-term boyfriend, still living at home, I was suddenly thrown into a world of unemployment and singleness - basically a life without commitment.  So I figure if I don't make a crazy decision to move overseas now - I don't think I ever will!

Early July will bring about a whole new life for me.  No car - it seems 'the Tube' will be my new best friend.  None of the luxuries (including a home-cooked dinner every night and being able to afford expensive skincare) I have always been accustomed to.  The inability to pick up the phone when I am feeling ill with home-sickness.  No cuddles with my puppy.  No instant words of reassurance from the people I love.  I will have to rely on the few contacts I have in London to show me the ropes, and I alone will have to figure out a reliable source of income - not to mention finding somewhere to live!  All this while trying to maintain and inspired and happy lease on life.  I will prove to myself that I can do it!

Anyway I thought I'd leave you with some lovely British visuals today, with the promise of getting my 'arse' back into blogging!

Cheerio darlings!

C x

 

(Bollocks, what a cock-up!  Apologies for the lack of image credits - I didn't record their sources!)

riskin' it to get the biscuit.

... And it obviously paid off.  Wowsers.

C x

Image Credit: Jak & Jil

britt aboutaleb x the coveteur.

I am sure you are all well-versed with one of my fav blogs, The Coveteur...  If you're not, please do yourself a favour and check it out.  Like, right NOW.  If not for any other reason that we all love having a sneak peak in stylish girl's closets (plus the styling is gorgeous!)... 

"Britt Aboutaleb had spent three years at Fashionista, the height of digital fashion sources, where she edited and created original content that provided an insiders point of view into the world of up-to-the-minute fashion news. She hit the market at the right time, just as brands and fashion houses were starting to really notice (and implement) the importance of digital innovations. Blogs lead the way, and slowly, magazines began to adapt. So naturally, Britt made the move to the publication world, working with the team at ELLE Magazine, where she currently holds the title of Style News Editor for Elle.com."

Take a peek inside her closet...

C x

Via The Coveteur.

loving... top knots.

Easy and very cute.

C x

Image Credit:  It Looks Good To Me

ava cutrone.

PR & Fashion Mogul Kelly Cutrone at home with her daughter Ava.  Cuute..

C x

a-wang, in da house. actually, da soho store.

This dreamy behind-the-scenes-making-of video of Alexander Wang's new store in Soho.  It shoes the making of all the displays including the much talked about fur hammock and features the opening party with Kanye and Lauryn Hill.  Until my own ass is walking down Grand St, NY - I will have to live vicariously through the vid below.  Wah.

C x

Alexander Wang's New Store in New York from Hintmag.com on Vimeo.

country road winter '11.

Ok so I know I'm a bit biased seeing as I used to work for them...  But I really like CR's latest video for their Winter collection.  I have just added $1,700 worth of new product into my cart on their website...  Time to start culling I think...

C x

insight 2011 campaign

If you're ever down on inspiration and your regular youtube clips just aren't hacking it, you should really check out some of Insight's campaign videos.  Their most recent 2011 campaign is gorgeous!

C x

nico mag.

Ahh such beautiful layouts, photography and use of typography.
I'm ordering my copy of Nico right now...

C x

(Via Trendland)

isabel's workspace.

I dont know about you but I love looking at pics of workspaces.  The places where the ideas start, the finer details, refined.

And here is the workspace of Isabel Marant...

C x

Image Credits: The Raw Power

clarks x supreme.

Just when I thought my boot addiction couldn't get any worse...

Clarks have collaborated with Supreme on creating these bad boys.  What Supreme has done with the highly popular model is redesigned the ankle area slightly, sloped the back, added extra laces as a hook eye.  With the nubuck upper, they are available in black, grey, sand and navy blue... as well as Supreme red*. Rumour has it that they are to be released sometime in May in Japan but expected to be released in the U.S earlier (at approximately $266 USD).

 C x

*I.  WANT.  RED.